valentine’s day & the power of pursuit

A lot of people spend a lot of time thinking about a lot of gift ideas for today—Valentine’s Day. Did you know almost $20,000,000,000.00 (billion) dollars was spent just on gifts for today? That’s 20,000 million. Insane! If you lived 20 billion minutes, you’d live to be 38,052 years old. For more on what 20 billion looks like, go here.

All this to say, $20 billion on Valentine’s Day is a lot of money.

Do you know where Valentine’s Day came from? Here’s some history, if you’re curious—it’s pretty interesting.

Valentine’s Day has become a popular day for expressing our love for another person, but did you know that there is only ONE primary way people, both men and women, really receive and feel love?

Check out this video about what I’ve learned after 10+ years of marriage counseling!